Wolf (Büdingen)

wolf City of Büdingen Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 35 ″ N , 9 ° 5 ′ 20 ″ E
Height :	142 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.7 km²
Residents :	845 (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	228 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1971
Postal code :	63654
Area code :	06042
	Overview map of Wolf (Büdingen)
	View over Wolf, 2019

Wolf is a district of Büdingen in the Wetterau district in southern Hesse .

Evangelical parish church - cultural monument

Former school, view of the churchyard

Lapidarium in the churchyard

Village linden, open trunk worth seeing

location

Wolf is located two and a half kilometers northwest of Büdingen and ten kilometers west of Rinderbügen.

history

The first written mention was in 1259 . At that time an Ulricus de Wolfaha (Ulrich von Wolf) was called. The name probably derives from the settlement before 500 BC. As "Wolfaha" from. The ending "-aha" (as well as "-ehe") describes very old pre-Franconian settlement areas in the valleys of waters (there: Wolfsbach).

On December 31, 1971, Wolf was incorporated into the city of Büdingen.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	429
1961	552
1970	635
1990	790
2000	865
2010	851

Cultural monuments

Complete Wolf system
To Wolfer Mühle 16 - Wolfer Mühle
Bridge over the moat towards Büches
Dudenroder Strasse 4
Dudenroder Strasse 14
Dudenroder Strasse 21
Dudenroder Strasse 22
Dudenroder Strasse 24
Dudenroder Strasse 26
Lindenstrasse 4

Former Wolfer mill
Dudenroder Strasse 24
Lindenstrasse 4

Honorary citizen

1933 - Adolf Hitler (born April 20, 1889 in Braunau am Inn , † April 30, 1945 in Berlin ), Reich Chancellor / Führer
1933 - Paul von Hindenburg (born October 2, 1847 in Posen , † August 2, 1934 at Gut Neudeck , West Prussia ), Field Marshal General and President
1933 - Dr. Ferdinand Werner (born October 27, 1876 in Weidenhausen , Biedenkopf district ; † March 5, 1961 in Gießen ), State President and Prime Minister of Hesse ( NSDAP )

literature

Ruppel, Hans Georg (edit.): Historical place directory for the area of the former Grand Duchy and People's State of Hesse with evidence of district and court affiliation from 1820 to the changes in the course of the municipal territorial reform , series Darmstädter Archivschriften (2), 1976, p 217
Architectural monuments in Hessen. Monument topography Wetteraukreis I , Braunschweig / Wiesbaden, Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn 1982, ISBN 3-528-06231-2 , pp. 182-185

Web links

Commons : Wolf - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

The place on the website of the city of Büdingen
"Wolf, Wetteraukreis". Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Literature about Wolf in the Hessian Bibliography

Remarks

↑ The honorary citizenship granted during lifetime expires with the death of the honored person. The city council of Büdingen, as the legal successor to the formerly independent community of Wolf, expressly revoked Hitler's honorary citizenship on April 20, 2007 .

Individual evidence

↑ Statistics on the website of the city of Büdingen (pdf; 21.5 KB), accessed in January 2016.
↑ Population figures on the city of Büdingen's website , accessed in June 2016.
^ Heinrich Reimer , document book on the history of the Lords of Hanau and the former province of Hanau. Part 1. 767-1300. Leipzig 1891, No. 355, p. 260.
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 353 .
^ Boundary change and integration agreement of November 26, 1971

[6] The honorary citizenship granted during lifetime expires with the death of the honored person. The city council of Büdingen, as the legal successor to the formerly independent community of Wolf, expressly revoked Hitler's honorary citizenship on April 20, 2007 .

[DF-1] Statistics on the website of the city of Büdingen (pdf; 21.5 KB), accessed in January 2016.

[2] Population figures on the city of Büdingen's website , accessed in June 2016.

[3] Heinrich Reimer , document book on the history of the Lords of Hanau and the former province of Hanau. Part 1. 767-1300. Leipzig 1891, No. 355, p. 260.

[4] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 353 .

[5] Boundary change and integration agreement of November 26, 1971